T501 HART -> Profibus DP

The T501 is DIN rail mounted module for interfacing up to four HART instruments to a Profibus DP network. Both current sinking and current sourcing HART transmitters
are supported.

The HART instruments must be preconfigured to multidrop and be given addresses in the range 1 - 16. The T501 will automatically
establish connection to the HART transmitter at power-up. When the HART instrument is detected, key parameters are read from
the instrument and will be visible on the Profibus side. The T501 will read Unit codes, sensor limits and range values from
the HART transmitters. These values will be available on Profibus from a Master Class two using DP V1.

No configuration is required.

T501 supports the DP V1 protocol and PA Profile 3.0.

In order to communicate with a HART instrument, the device includes a HART Master. The module reads the variables from the
instrument and converts these to dynamic variables on DP. Four AI Function Blocks are supported, one for each instrument. Other
Function blocks can be added on request. The HART slaves are supposed to work in multidrop mode

The HART Universal command parameters are available from the DP side.

By reconfiguring the T501 it is possible to read four dynamic variables from one instrument. This will require use of a configuration tool or the T501 can be ordered preconfigured from FINT.

The HART instrument may be powered through the T501. T501 has a separate 24 V input for this.

The HART support is limited to the Universal commands. The T501 does not support configuration of the HART transmitter through
Profibus.

The T501generates one measured variable including a status variable indicating the quality of themeasurement for each HART transmitter. The Primary Variable (PV) will be continuously read and updated. Any HART communication
problem will be reported in the Profibus Diagnostics message.

The T501supports alarm flagging. The user can configure four alarm levels using a standard configuration tool.

The T501supports low-pass filtering. The user can configure the damping value using a standard configuration tool.

Applications:

The T501 is intended for integration of existing HART instruments into Profibus DP network. Examples are system integrators
that are building Profibus based systems and manufacturers of measurement devices who want to offer Profibus DP capabilities
on their HART instruments.